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India Responds to Pahalgam Attack by Downgrading Ties with Pakistan

Following the deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir, India suspends the Indus Waters Treaty, shuts the Attari-Wagah border, and expels Pakistani military advisors.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)
Indian foreign Secretary Vikram Misri
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Overview

  • India has suspended the six-decade-old Indus Waters Treaty, citing Pakistan's alleged support for cross-border terrorism.
  • The Attari-Wagah border, the primary land crossing between India and Pakistan, has been closed with immediate effect.
  • Pakistani nationals are barred from traveling to India under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme, with those already in India given 48 hours to leave.
  • India has expelled Pakistani defence, naval, and air advisors, while withdrawing its own military advisors from Islamabad, reducing diplomatic staff in both countries' missions to 30 personnel.
  • The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Modi, resolved to bring both the perpetrators and their sponsors of the Pahalgam attack to justice.